The Grand Final celebrations took an unexpected turn when star winger Brian To’o celebrated his engagement with a lap dance.
Penrith Panthers winger Brian To’o had a night to remember in Brisbane, and he treated his fiance to a celebratory lap dance amid the wild celebrations at Suncorp Stadium.
Ivan Cleary’s men held their nerve to secure a thrilling 14-12 victory over the South Sydney Rabbitohs and claim their first NRL premiership in 18 years.
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Moments after the final siren, To’o found his partner Moesha Crichton-Ropati in the crowd of 39,000 and proposed with some blood still seeping from a gash in his eyebrow.
The 23-year-old’s girlfriend broke down in tears, with the cameras capturing the beautiful moment they embraced and kissed.
To’o was inevitably mobbed by his teammates after she said yes.
It was later revealed that To’o had asked Crichton-Ropati’s parents for their permission to pop the question several months earlier.
Later, broadcast vision showed To’o hand his match boots to a father and his young boy, both of whom appeared to be Panthers fans.
But the cherry on top came later in the sheds, when Crichton-Ropati was the lucky recipient of a To’o lap dance.
She shared a clip of the hilarious moment to her Instagram story, which featured the topless footy star grinding on her lap while his teammates cheered him on.
But when the winger attempted to fling his leg over Crichton-Ropati, he inadvertently made contact with her. The apologetic Panther immediately got up and hugged her.
“I gave her a little lap dance, the boys were hyping me up to do it, the boys set me up,” To’o said on Monday, as reported by The Daily Telegraph.
“I ended up dancing, giving her a little lap dance for around 30 seconds until I went overboard and side kicked her in the head by accident.”
The Panthers weapon, who was named on the wing in the Dally M team of the year, led the competition in runs, metres gained and post-contact metres this season.
Crichton-Ropati told Channel 9 after the proposal: “I thought he was just coming to give me a hug like he usually does, I wasn’t expecting that.”
To’o continued: “First and foremost I want to give the guys a nod, a massive year not only for myself and my family and my community.
“I want to thank my beautiful partner for saying, ‘Yes’ and the boys for getting the win and so lucky to be here.
He later explained: “Win or lose, I was still going to propose.
“I was actually planning (to do it) in Origin but obviously due to Covid and stuff, that didn’t happen.”
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